Staffordshire Child 2pc Tea Set ~ REINDEER Stag Moon Allerton c1880 Victorian

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Victorian Aesthetic Transferware Childs Cup & Saucer Set REINDEER STAGCharles Allerton & Sons Staffordshire, England c. 1880 This transferware children's cup and saucer set, circa 1880, was originally part of a complete child's tea service. The little cup stands 2" tall and the saucer measures 4 1/2" in diameter. The set is transfer printed in an earthy sepia brown. The set features a Reindeer or noble stag basking in the moonlight in a meadow surrounded by mountains. This beautiful scene is framed by an aesthetic background of branches, fern, scrolls, a sailboat and a smattering of geometrical whimsies that wrap around the perimeter of the cup. The set was made by Charles Allerton & Sons, a 19th century pottery manufacturer in the Staffordshire region of England well known for his whimsical children's teasets. The pattern is known as "Stag". The saucer is marked with the pattern name and pattern number 750 inside a belt-shaped cartouche. The set is in great condition with no chips cracks or repairs. The workmanship is haphazard, which is one of the reasons many people collect Allerton’s tea wares...not fine china, and not meant to be; it was made for children and dolls and probably considered disposable. The transfers are not aligned neatly, there's runny glaze and little gouges and bumps and transfer wrinkles and glazed over read more

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